Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-10-11
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tus wtxard Of the North.

,.1.of the Elder Hermann al>t
~ ,hr wizard Of the North.
have lust read Of the death OF
marrmann, in his native town,
had. Germany said Manager
Ssh Sharpe, Of Mevieker's ihea'er
sas the original ilerrinann'and the
W." Neutrality-suspicious. that ever
saw him first in New Orleans
eo He was the originator Of the
vD ;at At that time considered the
,sonderful invented. Extending
=, arm to the audience. he drew a
,tsrcbief across it with his right,
~ his left hand appeared large
with goldfish swimming around
cain he threw the handkerchief
his arm, drawing it down
the globe, and Immediately
yore two globes full OF fish, one
bding on the other. THIS was his
hest feat"
GTalking of prestidigitateurs,' said
eayelcd cltiIeii, w ""
,ansor "the Wizard of the North, "
al,od HIMSELF ] remember years
he closed his engagement in Lon
at Covent Garden Theater, by Civ
masquerade ball, and while the
sn,eraders were in the midst OF their
a1s the theater took fire and was
nod TO the ground, the masquer-
rs escaping through the windows,
4 barely saving their lives. He was
led by many the incarnation of the
4, One from the marvellous tricks he
HORNED.
One in particular / will mention
asked if any one in the audience
MD lend him a Bank of England
IL and an old, dilapidated five pound
10 backed with nine signatures, was
nJod to him, the owner having just
ION note of the date and number
| the note, and the signatures, some
which were well-known to the
klder Of the note. Prof. Anderson
yok the note and held it apparently
tho flame of candle until it was
bpsumed, cody remarking to the
.utleman who handed it to him: 4
|, sorry for your note The au
Hence, Of course, enjoyed the joke inn
kensely. but, after performing a few
&her tricks, he suddenly turned to the
baner of the note and said:
:. Where would you like to have YOU
late from, this lemon or this loaf O
.read?'
"The lemon was chosen, whereupor
he wizard severed the lemon in thu
tenter. and drew out new, crisI
Bank of England note of the same de
Elimination and handed it to the gen
Keenan, Knowing the one he handed
IA the wizard was old, dirty and will
horn edges, careful scrutiny was a
bne made. The date and number wer
bound to correspond, and the endorse
hents on the back were intact!
1.-The wizard inquired: is that tn
note you gave me, STRIP and on receiv
ang the reply: 1t appears to be. but tn
bne | gave you was an. old note, bu
hhis is new one. cody replied: 1t ha
gone through cleaning process. No
feeling satisfied. the owner of the not
the next day showed it to the person
NE received it from, and whose sigma
lure it bore and said:
"'Is that your signature?'
Ives, he said, but that is not tn
mote gave you; l gave you an oil
Ione
"On the circumstances being e1
|plained the two went to the Bank {
England and presented it for paymen
The paying teller examined it CAREFUL
and paid it, and was then asked: is tn;
not good one?'
"He again examined it critically, an
said Yes, bat it is remarkably clea
and new for note bearing that dat
Why do you ask?'
"He was then told what had o
cured, and invited the persons in
the directors room, where the detail
We're given to director. A memb
of the firm of Farchilds, counsel of Il
Bank of England, was summoned, al
in his presence and that of detecti'
the circumstances were again relate
The note was pronounced to be goo
one, and the secret possessed by Il
wizard a most dangerous one for Il
bank. 1t was arranged that no
which was privately marked and DO
signatures especially put there, shou
be presented to the wizard the ne
night by the same person who ga
him the mystery as it was called, t
detective TO sit by him and witness t
operation. The note sent was an 0
one hundred pound bank post hi
The wizard took it, heated it in t
same manner as he did the five poul
note and with the same result, but he
he did it no one could find out. &C
cago Inter Ocean.
Unfortunate Misunderstanding.